The 2011
World Weightlifting Championships
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were held at
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in
Paris
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,
France
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. The event took place from November 5 to 13, 2011.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
Team ranking
Men
Women
Participating nations
519 competitors from 87 nations participated. Due to not submitting their whereabouts information according to the IWF Anti-Doping Policy
Bulgaria
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Cyprus
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Saudi Arabia
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,
Oman
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,
Qatar
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,
Sierra Leone
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and
Sri Lanka
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were not allowed to participate in this year's edition.
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Aftermath
Ukrainian female weightlifter
Olha Korobka failed a drugs test after the tournament and was disqualified from the bronze-medal position in the over 75 kg category.
[Ukraine's Korobka gets four-year doping ban]
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References
;General
2011 IWF World Championships Results Book
;Specific
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:World Weightlifting Championships, 2011
2011 in weightlifting
2011
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International weightlifting competitions hosted by France
2011 in Paris
Disneyland Paris
November 2011 sports events in France